Su Li

Biodata

Background and History

Su Li was a star agent whose clients included Xu Chun and newcomer Lu Xian. In Xu Chun’s previous life, she initially looked after his interests but shifted her focus to Lu Xian as Xu Chun’s career declined 6 24.

In the current timeline, Su Li managed Xu Chun as his popularity grew. She also managed Shen Zhu for a time; after he requested another agent, Xu Chun became her sole client 119 147 148.

Su Li was engaged, but Xu Chun warned her that he had seen her fiancé shopping with a woman he called his younger sister. Knowing her fiancé had no sister, she investigated, ended the relationship, and thanked Xu Chun 38.

Appearance

Su Li is seen wearing a black knee-length skirt 4.

Personality

Su Li is perceptive, businesslike, and protective of her clients’ careers. She assesses opportunities by commercial value and is willing to use dating rumors, promotional articles, and fan conflicts to generate or redirect publicity 6 13 33 68.

She initially regarded artists as products to be promoted while they remained profitable. Xu Chun’s warning about her fiancé changed her feelings toward him, and she came to care about him personally as well as professionally 38. She worried that his gentle manner left him vulnerable to others in the entertainment industry 22 23 164.

Career and Major Events

Managing Xu Chun’s career

• Concerned that Xu Chun’s popularity had stalled, Su Li suggested seeking Jiang Xiuyan’s financial backing and later proposed a dating rumor with an actress on Traveling on a Shoestring. Xu Chun refused both ideas 7 13.
• She allocated a talent-show opportunity to Xu Chun over Lu Xian, citing their relative commercial value, and asked Lu Xian to return Xu Chun’s assistant 31 33.
• After an obsessive fan employed as Xu Chun’s assistant broke into his home, Su Li concealed the intruder’s connection to him in the public account. She felt guilty that her screening had failed 42.
• She initially opposed Xu Chun taking a low-budget web drama that Shen Zhu had rejected, but eventually gave in. She remained anxious about the decision when it aired 119 183.
• During a scandal involving an endorsed skincare product, Su Li told Xu Chun the company had launched emergency public relations and advised him not to make a statement immediately 151.
• When Xu Chun’s biological relatives threatened to expose a misleading video unless he paid them, Su Li kept their recorded threats. She later withheld the identity of the suspected person behind the scandal from agency executives, fearing they would protect Shen Zhu 159 160.
• She booked Xu Chun for the overseas cooking variety show Have You Eaten? 170.

Xie Jianyuan and the CP campaign

Su Li initially viewed Xie Jianyuan as a threat to Xu Chun: they resembled each other, competed for similar roles, and had fanbases that clashed. She repeatedly warned Xu Chun to be careful around him 4 10 13 23.

Despite her reservations, Su Li recognized the popularity of the Chun Yuan CP and promoted the pairing to draw attention away from negative coverage. After a successful magazine shoot, the two men’s teams agreed to cooperate on further CP promotion 68 116.

Her opinion of Xie Jianyuan improved after he helped address the scandal involving Xu Chun’s biological relatives. Even so, when photos of the two men surfaced, she feared the effect a public relationship could have on Xu Chun’s career and proposed either denying it or saying they had already broken up 162 178.

Relationships

• Xu Chun — Her principal client. Their relationship grows more personal after he warns her about her fiancé, though they sometimes disagree over publicity and roles 13 38 119.
• Xie Jianyuan — An actor she initially regards as Xu Chun’s rival. She later promotes their pairing and thanks him for helping Xu Chun, but remains concerned about their private relationship 23 68 162 178.
• Lu Xian — A former client assigned to her by company management. She transferred Xu Chun’s assistant to him at his request, then later asked for the assistant back 24 33.
• Shen Zhu — A former client who believed Su Li favored Xu Chun and requested another manager 133 148.
• Former fiancé — Su Li ended their engagement after Xu Chun alerted her to his suspected infidelity 38.